Hegseth directs Pentagon to find $50 billion in cuts this year to fund Trump military priorities
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military services to identify $50 billion in programs that could be cut next year in order to redirect those savings to fund President Donald Trump’s priorities.
Cuts to staff, budget will boost military strength, Hegseth says
Hegseth promised to reinvest budget savings in other military programs and jettison civilian workers who are not living up to expectations.
Pete Hegseth orders senior leaders to cut 8% from Defense budget
Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth has ordered senior military and civilian Pentagon officials to cut 8% from the defense budget over each of the next five years.
Trump administration orders Pentagon to plan for sweeping budget cuts
A senior Pentagon official said that money saved through the cuts could be “realigned” to other defense priorities that President Donald Trump has.
Hegseth orders $50 billion of defense budget redirected from Biden to Trump priorities
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the funds will be pulled from 'so-called "climate change" and other woke programs.'
Hegseth orders major Pentagon spending cuts
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is directing Pentagon agencies and the military to cut their budgets by 8 percent as part of a dramatic realignment of defense spending to address priorities of President Donald Trump such as protecting the border and modernizing the nuclear force.
Hegseth wants Pentagon to cut 8% from defense budget for each of the next 5 years
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told the Pentagon to find $50 billion in programs to cut this year, to redirect funds to President Trump's priorities.
Hegseth Faces Backlash After Proposing Pentagon Cuts To Fund Trump's Agenda
Hegseth directed the Pentagon to find $50 billion in cuts for the next fiscal year so the money can be spent on Trump's policy priorities.
Hegseth orders Pentagon to make plans for major budget cuts to align with Trump DOGE priorities
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon to develop plans for cutting 8% from the Department of Defense budget.
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